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A review by noesbookishthings
Little Broken Pieces by Issa Marie
3.0
This one was tough to get through, unfortunately. I think it has good bones, but isn't fully developed in several ways.
The timeline/story needs more refinement - for example, the FMC is in college, something we were made aware of early on, but her major wasn't revealed until 2/3 of the way into the book. The writing itself needs more development, there was a lot of redundancy in terms/phrases/words, typos and grammatical errors throughout, to the point of distraction. Also, the dialogue between characters didn't feel natural, it felt very scripted and awkward. And what was with all of the laughing? Everyone was laughing all the time and it was weird. Kohen was obsessive about her wearing a seatbelt, but why? It felt like a weird thing to call out repeatedly and there was no explanation. Also, it's mentioned several times that Kohen lost his mother, but we never find out how. Just too many weird loose ends happening.
I liked the FMC and how strong and confident her journey was, but it was a little over the top with mention of her "thick thighs" and almost like it was trying too hard.
Again, I think there is something here, I just needs more work.
The timeline/story needs more refinement - for example, the FMC is in college, something we were made aware of early on, but her major wasn't revealed until 2/3 of the way into the book. The writing itself needs more development, there was a lot of redundancy in terms/phrases/words, typos and grammatical errors throughout, to the point of distraction. Also, the dialogue between characters didn't feel natural, it felt very scripted and awkward. And what was with all of the laughing? Everyone was laughing all the time and it was weird. Kohen was obsessive about her wearing a seatbelt, but why? It felt like a weird thing to call out repeatedly and there was no explanation. Also, it's mentioned several times that Kohen lost his mother, but we never find out how. Just too many weird loose ends happening.
I liked the FMC and how strong and confident her journey was, but it was a little over the top with mention of her "thick thighs" and almost like it was trying too hard.
Again, I think there is something here, I just needs more work.